428      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.

               Liber B B in Choptancke in Talbott County in the prouince of Maryland wth
                     it's aptflces                    Philip Caluert

                      And the Agreemt is such that the said John Smyth and Anne his
                     wife and William Robinson and Mercy his wife haue acknowledged
                     the aforesaid Tenements wth the appurtuñs to be the right of the said
                     Robert Skinner as those which the said Robt Skinner hath of the
                     guift of the said John Smyth and Anne his wife And William Rob
                     inson and Mercy his wife and the same they haue Remised and quitt
                     Claimed from them and theire heires to the aforesaid Robert Skinner

                [p. 522] and the heires of the said Robert for Euer And further the said John
                      Smyth and Ann his wife and William Robinson and Mercy his wife
                      haue granted for them and theire heires that they will warrt to the
                      aforesaid Robert Skinner and Alice his wife and the heires of the said
                      Robert the aforesaid Tenements wth the Aptuces agst them the said
                      John Smyth and Anne his wife and Wm Robinson and Mercy his
                      wife and theire heires for Euer, And for this Recognkon Remission
                      quitt Claime fine and Concord the said Robt Skinner hath giuen to
                      the aforesaid John Smyth and Anne his wife and William Robin
                      son and his wife the sume of Eleauen thowsand pounds of tobacco,
                      In testimony whereof Wee haue hereunto sett Our hands and scales
                      March the I 8th 1664/5—
                      Taken and acknowledged Signum
                      Before Vs this 20th day              Anne Smyth Sealed
                      March 1664           Signum
                         Nicho: Spencer   William  Robinson Sealed
                         William Peirce      Signum
                                          Mercy  Robinson  Sealed

                      This Indenture made the first day of April in the yeare of our
                     Lord God One thowsand six hundred sixty and flue Betweene
                     William Smyth of St Marys County in the Prouince of Maryland
                     Innholder and Mary his wife on the One parte And John Pickering
                     of the Citty of Bristoll (in England) salter on the other pte Witt
                     nesseth that the said William Smyth and Mary his wife for a Valu
                     able Consideracon in hand allready receiued by them the said William
                     Smyth and Mary his wife from the said John Pickering, Haue
                     granted Bargained sold alienated Enfeoffed and Confirmed, And by
                     these prsents for themselues theire heires Executors Administrators
                     and Assignes doe grant Bargaine sell alienate Enfeoffe and Con
                     firme unto the said John Pickering his heires Executors Adminis
                     trators and Assignes all that parcell of land (Called Smyths delight)
                     lying on the East side of Chesepiake Bay in a riuer called Trasquakin
                     riuer on the West side of the said riuer beginning for breadth att
                     a marked white Oke standing neer the head of the riuer and running
                     from the said Oake downe the riuer for bredth south south west
                     three hundred seauenty and ffiue perches to a bounded Beach tree